E's Surf Report

go e! go lerm!

i staved off the surf in spite of a new
wetsuit to come into the office for the dp!
stellar. empty glassy lines at the printer with
no one jockeying for position at the copier as well.
fricking rad!!

SO WE GOT A DAY OF INDIAN SUMMER?!
what a fricking chafe.

at least your printer was glass. ours was closed out :(

Toner Dude!

Full on Tonarrrr!

im out of black!

You DP suckers! I held out for the mid-morning onshores so I could ride whitecaps. Enough short period energy so that just by randomness you get an okay ride or two, though.

RE: printer closeout

PC Load Letter! WTF?

Another 1800's ship found in SF. I had no idea there were so many around here. Coolness:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050907/ap_on_sc/sf_shipwreck

For those who have travelled to N. Peru, how consistent is the surf up there in Dec - Jan?
I'm taking a trip to visit the in-laws, and haven't travelled north in Peru. All the pictures I see, it looks flat. But there are some sick sick photos of waves, so what can expect?
Any info appreciated.

Um - like I drive here to the beach via cell phoney tandem carvavan walkie-talkie-like to hook it up with my bro's all synchro. There's 5 of us from all over the www.bay; three cars, 1 truck, 12 boards; 3 each for us for variously rad OB servings - small, large, frumpy, dumpy, packed, uncrowded, no matter we got it covered. We bomb the peaks at the with our portazoo; we surf better than the Bucket Brigade from Crapitola! Heaps - Buckets! Hurrah! SUUUUUURRRRFFFFFFF!
Boards stacked like pancakes on the roof of the SUV; one arm cradling the wheel and one for the phoney. I love this ! Good times in the now overly populated city with all the other desperate fucking transplanted posers in Smirkyshitville!
The towels and wetsuits on the roof? Will they dry in this wetness?

clap clap clap clap

does it make you feel good to make fun of other people?

Um - like, i sit at home and go on the internet and check the surf on the cams and read the reports and than sit by myself and get in a quick jerk after throwin down the Visa at the Hustler site. Than I decide I won't go surfing cause it probably isn't that great so i go back on the internet and go to a site where I can get some attention. I don't have any friends but I like to feel important so I claim that I've been abused by people from out of town. I try my hardest to claim like a local and I like to blame society and get pissed at the masses. i am super selfconscience and my biggest fear is looking like a poser or a kook. I am so scared of looking like a kook so I tell other people what kooks should like. This allows me to create a stereotype of how a kook should look and act...trust me, if you look like me, you're not a kook. Man, I would hate to be called a kook. Anyway, then I like to check the cams again to make sure it really isn't surfable and than I go get in my car that isn't a kook SUV with a Wise rack. I love not being a kook.

obsurfer - We were in Northern Peru a couple of years ago at Christmas - mostly around Trujillo (Huanchaco/Pacasmayo/Chicama). Not the best time of year for swell, but we found a little something to surf everyday. Take a longboard, if you can - even at waist-high, Chicama was worth luggin' it down the cliff. Take a springsuit - being from here, you won't need any more rubber than that.

obsurfer-north peru in our winter can be excellent. how far north? the well known points need s. swell, but many waves in the piura area, notably cabo blanco (great left barrel on big nw, popular w/ s. americans--won't be empty. fishing village, hemingway stayed there, ...) it's their peak beach season, not as foggy and desolate as winter, when the chicamas turn on.

classic post mcc!

I and 5 friends will be visiting California in October and November and we would like any info anyone could offer on groovy places to stay (around 75-$100 per night) and surfing boards and gear to buy (under $800) and please give a list of good surf spots between San Diego and Ft. Bragg, all details on how to get there and where to park would be much appreciated!

Small Mainland barrel, bring your buddies and the softtops Snappy!

why does this amazon chick at work with a (now shaved) beard insist on wearing too damn much perfume??!?!?!

I need spot names, weather characteristics, phone numbers, hotels and other details. Don't worry, I have numerous credit cards and lots of bandwidth, so fire away, I'm ready with the copy/paste function and instant messenger and a long list of like-minded, well heeled and desireous to surf group/joining..ohh you get the picture.

I rented a couple movies this weekend, one of which was a sort-of surfing movie - In God's Hands. There were some good surfing clips. I don't know why, but they tried to place a story in this mess of a movie. Pathetic character building topped with painfully elementary stategic planning for preparing to surf Jaws like ... if you wipe out, you're gonna hafta hold your breath (not an actual line in the movie but you get the idea). Basically, it was much worse than the TV show North Shore. It was so bad it was actually entertaining. Lots of real surfers in it too.

I've been wearing my 3/2 for a week or so now and haven't been cold at all. Compared to the 4/3, it's like surfing naked but nobody's laughing at me or getting sick or anything. Yeah baby.

Nice shot Mexi! Wish it was of me.

nice one mex....

i MISS that wave SO much.
actually i miss any glassy waves SO MUCH.
since my last report re: this am's dp i got
held down by a "cannot connect to printer"
and network error on my email. gotta train
harder for those. arrgh.

dennis...you should have asked about in god's hands...
by far the WORST attempt a surf movie ever. shit surf II
was better than that garbage. i hope matt george beat
his bald headed brother good after that shite came out.

When people go surf in NYC and take the subway, where do they stash their stuff? I understand the Rockaway neighborhood is ghetto-fabulous.

This is a Surfline Surf/Travel Alert effective, September 7, 2005.

A very strong storm is now just starting the first stages of its development this morning. This system is currently located in the Southern Ocean midway between New Zealand and Chile, which is a great position in the swell window to send surf to the US West Coast, Baja, Mainland Mexico, and Central America. Current forecasts have this storm deepening to a very-low 954mb central pressure, which should crank up wind speeds into the 50-60 knot range in the swell producing side of the system. To put this in perspective: This SW swell has the potential to be one of the bigger, if not the biggest, swell of the summer.

Jesus fuckin' Christ Surfline. Every little blip and they go apeshit.

As Blakestah said yesterday, you can't accurately predict waves 7-10 days in advance.

Funny Korwin. How bout the kid that got some serious abdominal illness while jogging. They take him to a doctor AFTER a couple days of halucinating, sweating, screaming, and sleeping. Then he runs out of the doctors office saying I'm cured, lets go surf Jaws. What was that all about? I thought for sure he'd be OK after the villagers all chanted and shook broken bones at him...

Surfline Swell Alert!
Hold my calls and clear my calendar babe because those guys know their stuff. I'll be camping out at B- and only available by Treo. Also have Manuel get the 11 foot Harbour strapped to the top of the Audi. Got to have the big gun when it get over waist high.

Happy Bday Korewin!

Funny -
http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/1029/

Two or three days and Blakestah will jump on the bandwagon with the rest of the forecast whores. Those guys MUST wear depends, because they always shit in their own bed. Sickening.

Thanks jfo and jimmie. I'll be in Mancora, so that's pretty far up there. I've spent a lot of time near the lima area, but having not been north, i'm not sure what to expect.
Please tell me I won't need a longboard, and what about the wettie? I've heard some say take one, others say it isn't needed that far north.
Froze my nuts off last trip to La Isla. Don't want to make that mistake again.
What about the price of a ticket to piura, and board fee? How did that work out for you?

Enough with the names Mancora boy.

snappy,

park at noriega and don't worry about the guy lurking in the shadows watching you as you suit up leave your money camera laptop and assorted electonic valuables in the car no problem

welcome to cali

i thought BVB wrote In Gods Hands

What does Mancora boy mean?

Hello everyone! I'll be visiting California in mid-October, I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good surf art shows to check out?

Thanks!

Billy Jack

This blog is starting to really suck! I've never been so NON-stoked to surf due to jerk offs that log in here. It used to be a source of good info, now it's just a bunch of whiners bitching about name dropping. You think Mancora is a secret. F'n christ! I'm going to be living there Mexi. You won't be welcome, wether you take sweet pictures or not. Can't believe a call for advice brings this kind of response. You guys suck!

Surfline, Smurline... a friggin' supertanker could make the biggest swell of this summer. Wake me up when it is over.

Mancora lived in ancient Greece during the time of Plato and Socrates. Mancora was known, by his own recall, for traveling in the company of the most famous people of the that time. He was not rich, nor very well educated. During social events, Mancora was known for telling stories of his travel with all the famous people of Greece. Not all his stories were true but he always added the names of his associates to make himself look important. He became known as the original name-dropper.

score one for Dano.
two for Dennis.

Mexi was just showing off that he has been to the places you were talking about.

OBsurfer, I don't think it's a secret, but it's also not on the ASP world tour, nor are there pics of it everywhere like some spots. I know it's a fairly crowded spot as are the spots south of there, but why add to the crowds. I spent a little time in that region, well actually a bit more than a little.

Story time, One time when I was in Chile, I was on the coast scoring fun waves. I decided to do an internet search and discovered that there were "world class" waves a few hours away. I left and got skunked.

Moral... there isn't one

Another story
One time I was about to go and surf a fun left point in Costa Rica (BOCA BARRANCA) I was on my way to the beach and 3 extendo van loads of people show up, I counted 32 heads. They were from a surf camp. I was pissed, they tripled the lineup.

Moral.. The more we talk and name spots the more it seems ok to bring 32 heads, after all it's not a secret.

It seems that Westerners and Brazilians have the notion that since they are in the 3rd world it is ok to travel in groups and open camps and name spots. Think about what it would be like if you brought 32 heads to Steamers. Fort Point, Seaside ETC.... Just a thought or me rambling...

probably won't need the wettie- the northernmost reach of the humboldt current is just south of there. check out the map...good nw exposure. i took the bus to piura, it worked. watch the charts, bring boards accordingly.

Let's all travel together, surf and name spots the internet rules!

Seems this site is about a few people and their clique. (Some of you are the same people you bitch about and make fun of.) If you aren't in the "in-crowd", well, can't help you!
I've met a couple of heads from this here site, and they were really solid peeps, esp. the man running the show. I just don't get the whole name dropping thing. Mancora is a town for funk sake. The cheese is getting too thick 'round here.
I'm sure all I'd have to do is search this site for post by any of you, and there I'd find the forbidden "name-dropping". The hypocrisy of it all is sickening.

They named a town after that guy?!!!

Just got a weather band radio. I'm not ususally one for naming frequencies, but 142.45 is my new favorite radio station.

Mexi:
I'm going to be living there as my fiance is Peruvian, and we are going to buy a house there. I'm not talking about exploiting it for f' sake. Just wondered if someone may be able to give me a little info, not trying to bring the ASP there. Since you've spent time there, you were exactly the person I was wanting info from. Hell, all the info is out there, I just like one stop shopping. Thanks for enlightening me.

I'm sorry I started this fiasco. OBS Email me, It's just not good to name spots, although I just did a good job of blowing this shiite up.

lol dennis. obsurfer, hope you like going left, and get a 4wd sometime...some gems up there. mexi, i hear where you're coming from (particularly w/ popular countries like costa, mainland mex)..n. peru takes a bit more grunt, though. would be nice to be at barranca in about a week...

OBS - another reason for your treatment is that you posted anonymous...only surf-spot-name-dropping, blakestah disrespectin' kooks do that.

its gonna be an interesting fall!

OBS did not post anonymously. Having problems reading? Mexi, you have an email address so we can get to the bottom of this? Guess I can get it off your website, that posts pictures of perfect waves that you've come across in your travels, huh?

MCC, great post, LOL.

All peeps to Mancora. Pronto.

e, can you replace your site's banner photos soon? They are ancient and boring now. Not to dis, but that dude's baby is probably in 8th grade by now. ;^)

is that what it looks like?

http://www.pbase.com/bkeagy/image/39644092

ha!! nice one monkey milk.. i should totally change those photos. that's Robme in the photo, with his now 5 year old son Silus.

I think that BVB stirred the pot again today. he loves doing that.

life is short.
enjoy it while ya can.

Blah, blah, booo, blah, booo........

Nothing but some poo!

- Monkey Milk is funny.
- Dripping with Niceness is stale.
- Don't give in to the ploy.
- Our waves still suck.
- The season is near.
- I have never been to Peru, doubt I will go.
- I think its time for the girlie show.....

BAD WAVES GO AWAY....

I wish the Tele Tubbies were on tv in my psyhcedelic days. That would have been fun watching.

Do Teletubbies need to wear a wetsuit?

My son said he wanted a "pony". I was a little worried at first, but then I noticed what he was looking at.....

I'd just settle for a pony ride.

E- for sheer convenience with some small town mexico feel I have a few ideas. I went there last Sept and scored great food, awsome lodging and some pretty decent waves. Having a car is key to getting to all the spots and avoiding some of the crowds but the reality is there are a shitload of people searching for that tropical wave. email me.

thanks antman.. what's your email address?

kaiser,
have you seen the cow girl surf?
where does she stash her hat?
why do people posing as surfers always hold the board
top deck, wax side next to their body?
because the board's just a prop and it has no wax?

big secret...
http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/South_America/Peru/North/mancora/index.html

Snake, I could care less what she does with that board or if it has wax on it. She looks good holding it just the way she is.

I don't analyze, I appriciate.

goofy paradise:
http://www.vivamancora.com/english/surf.htm
northern Peru is all lefts 99.9% left. there are a couple beach breaks, but they arent what you go to Mancora for.
If you want more concentrated surf go to Lima. 10 great reefs all really close, short bus trips, 3 min. between breaks. and there are lefts/rights. a couple mediocre beach breaks.
All the surf in Lima is our summer. During our winter they pick up northern hemi swells like Santa Cruz gets southern hemi.
Northern Peru is mainly driven by northern hemi swells.

arnold's new state flag

I care what she does with that board. I care alot. Lovely, smooth bottom board....soft....

those pony girls have nice butts

or mid regions i guess i should say as that other girls butts not showing unless of course its the same girl wiht different shorts on..

upon further inspection it seems that they could, indeed be the same shorts..

bagel, you crack me up

Alrtight I guess it's been a while since I've been there, The word is obviously out.

Boy, and I thought we were off to such a pleasant start with those lovely Mark Rothko paintings.

i'm no cool art guy. but i appreciated the mark rothko works today.

I love art. I don't understand the Rothko works. Anyone enlighten me?

Hb-

Rothko paintings generally take two different hues and evoke an emotional response from those colors in relation to one another together on the canvas. I love his stuff.

Rothko=spiritual contemplation.

Sweet niceness brawling action.
Definite surf withdrawl symptoms :(

Rothko was a puss...

Check out one of my sunsets.

Mark Rothko (September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970) was a painter who is often classified as an abstract expressionist, although he vociferously denied being an abstract painter.

He was born Marcus Rothkowitz in Daugavpils (Dvinsk), Russia (now Latvia) and emigrated to the United States in 1916.

His work concentrated on basic emotions, often filling the canvas with very few, but intense colours, using little immediately-apparent detail. In this respect, he can also be considered to presage the color field painters (see Helen Frankenthaler).

Although respected by other artists, Rothko remained in relative obscurity until 1960, supporting himself by teaching art.

In 1958, Rothko was commissioned by architect Philip Johnson to paint a series of murals for the Four Seasons restaurant in the Seagram Building in New York. This substantial project was completed in late 1959. Ultimately, Rothko was not happy having his paintings as the backdrop to gourmet dining so he gave a set of nine of the maroon and black works to the Tate Gallery, where they are on permanent display in an installation designed by Rothko.

In 1967, Rothko again collaborated with Johnson on a church in Houston, Texas, contributing 14 related works in an installation setting. The church has subsequently become known as "The Rothko Chapel". Numerous other works are scattered in museums throughout the world.

Rothko's work was secretly supported by the CIA which considered it "free enterprise painting". [1]

After a long struggle with depression, Rothko committed suicide by cutting his wrists in his New York studio on February 25, 1970.

After his death, his son edited and released Rothko's novel, An Artist's Reality, which was incomplete at the time of his death, despite decades of work. Following his death the settlement of the Rothko estate became the subject of a famous court case (see Rothko Case).

Alright!

I actually liked Rothko...

Although the whole suicide thing? Not Good!

Man, whoever said that it's starting to feel like Fall is gonna get their nuts kicked. It god damn feels like Winter today to me.